Mauritius vs Spain: Fertility rate: births per woman
Mauritius
1.24 live births per woman
in 2023
Spain
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Mauritius rank
213th
Spain rank
214th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Mauritius
- Spain
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.24 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Spain, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 213th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 3.34 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 5.4 live births per woman | 2.89 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 3.26 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.5121 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 2.29 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.571 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 0.9565 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.79 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 0.4686 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | 0.0955 live births per woman | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 1.31 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | 0.1148 live births per woman | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Mauritius or Spain?
- Mauritius, at 1.24 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Mauritius and Spain?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Spain rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Mauritius ranks 213th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.